INSCRIPTION
Honourific inscription to Aurelia Epaphro funded by her grandmother, Claudia Epaphro
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ἡ πόλις
Αὐρη̣<λ>[ί]αν Ἐπαφρώ, πῶλον
τ̣οῖν ἁγιωτάτοιν θεοῖν
γενομένην, Δήμητρι καὶ
5 Κ<ό>ρῃ, σεμνοπ[ρ]επ̣ῶ̣<ς λ>ιτου<ργ>ή-
<σ>ασ̣αν κα̣ὶ ἀξίως τῶν θεῶν,
προσδεξαμ<έ>νης τὸ ἀνάλωμα
τῆς τήθης αὐτῆς Κλαυδία[ς]
Ἐπαφρ̣[οῦ]ς
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
3rd c. CE ? |
Location: |
Amyclae |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Αυρηλία Επαφρώ |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours - polos |
Comments: |
Statue base bearing a civic honourific inscription for Aurelia Epaphro in recognition of her having performed honourably the liturgy of a polos to the most holy goddesses Demeter and Kore, and proving herself to be worthy of the gods. The monument was funded by her grandmother Claudia Epaphro, see RP II, LAC 222 and the relevant entry. On Aurelia Epaphro, see Bradford, 149 (1). |
Bibliography: |
IG V 1, 594; RP II, LAC 58 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-14 |
Edited: |